Glorias de Linares

What to get ready

• Goat milk 8 ½ cups
• Sugar 1.3 lb
• Walnut 12.7 oz
• Baking soda 0.3 oz
• Vanilla 1 ⅓ tbsp
• Salt 0.1 oz

Method

1. 1 Heat goat's milk with sugar and a pinch of baking soda over low heat, stirring constantly for 50 minutes.
2. 2 Baking soda prevents the milk from curdling and gives the candy a uniform golden brown color.
3. 3 Stir continuously during the last 15 minutes; if you stop stirring, the bottom of the pot will burn and the whole pot will taste bitter.
4. 4 Cook until the condensed milk separates from the sides of the pot and stretches into a string.
5. 5 Mix in the coarsely ground walnuts and vanilla extract, then let cool for 2 hours until the mixture becomes firm.
6. 6 Roll the dough into balls and then wrap each ball in parchment paper, twisting the ends.

With an appliance

• Oven 1 hr 20 min

  Replace steps 1 and 3: Pour the goat's milk mixture with sugar and baking soda into a deep tray, place it on the middle rack of the oven at 140 degrees for 40 minutes, stirring at minutes 15 and 30; reduce the time to about 10 minutes for the milk to thicken. Even heat helps prevent the bottom from burning and reduces the need for constant stirring to twice a day. In step 4, still check that the mixture stretches into a string before removing it and mixing in the walnuts.